Arvydas Sabonis vs Michael Jordan

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Arvydas Sabonis and Michael Jordan compared on their NBA careers: Arvydas Sabonis played 7 seasons, 1995-96 to 2002-03, Michael Jordan 15 seasons, 1984-85 to 2002-03. Arvydas Sabonis averaged 12 points a game to Michael Jordan's 30.1. They have faced each other 6 times: Arvydas Sabonis's team won 2, Michael Jordan's 4. Michael Jordan won 6 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Arvydas Sabonis leads in 5 of the 9 lines, Michael Jordan in 4. Bold marks the better figure; playing time — games, minutes, at-bats, innings — is not scored.

Arvydas Sabonis and Michael Jordan career per game
470GP1,072
24.2MIN38.3
12PTS30.1, better
7.3, betterREB6.2
2.1AST5.3, better
0.8STL2.3, better
1.1, betterBLK0.8
50, betterFG%49.7
32.8, better3P%32.7
78.6FT%83.5, better
57.4, betterTS%56.9

Arvydas Sabonis vs Michael Jordan head to head

They have faced each other 6 times: Arvydas Sabonis's team won 2, Michael Jordan's 4.

Arvydas Sabonis and Michael Jordan, record against each other
GamesPlayedArvydas Sabonis wonMichael Jordan won
Regular season624, better
Arvydas Sabonis and Michael Jordan, averages in their games against each other
13.7PTS28.5, better
7.5, betterREB4.3
2.5AST4.3, better
28.0MIN36.8

Every game against each other

Arvydas Sabonis vs Michael Jordan, every game
Mar 25, 2003WSH at PORL 95-918 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST, 25 MIN25 PTS, 5 REB, 7 AST, 41 MIN
Dec 10, 2002POR at WSHW 98-799 PTS, 3 REB, 1 AST, 16 MIN14 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST, 28 MIN
Feb 25, 1998POR at CHIW 106-10121 PTS, 20 REB, 4 AST, 39 MIN33 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 42 MIN
Jan 29, 1998CHI at PORL 100-879 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 38 MIN29 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 39 MIN
Feb 24, 1997POR at CHIL 116-8912 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 22 MIN37 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 30 MIN
Nov 27, 1995CHI at PORL 107-10423 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 28 MIN33 PTS, 3 REB, 8 AST, 41 MIN

Games both played on opposite sides, from the game logs on file; the record is their teams’.

Career totals

Arvydas Sabonis and Michael Jordan career totals
5,629PTS32,292, better
3,436REB6,672, better
964AST5,633, better
370STL2,514, better
494BLK893, better
50, betterFG%49.7
32.8, better3P%32.7
78.6FT%83.5, better
57.4, betterTS%56.9

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Arvydas Sabonis and Michael Jordan postseason
51GP179
28.8MIN41.8
12.1PTS33.4, better
7.4, betterREB6.4
1.9AST5.7, better
0.9STL2.1, better
0.9BLK0.9
45.2FG%48.7, better
31.93P%33.2, better
80.2FT%82.8, better
53.4TS%56.8, better

Where each stands all time

Arvydas Sabonis and Michael Jordan all-time places
258th (494)Blocks118th (893), better
—Points6th (32,292), better
—Rebounds126th (6,672), better
—Assists51st (5,633), better
—Steals4th (2,514), better

Among the NBA players with a career line on file, regular season, counting stats only — the same lists the records pages run on.

Titles and awards

Arvydas Sabonis and Michael Jordan titles and awards
—Championships6, better
—Rookie of the Year1, better
—All-Rookie First Team1, better
—All-NBA Second Team1, better
—All-NBA First Team10, better
—All-Defensive First Team9, better
—All-Star MVP3, better
—Defensive Player of the Year1, better
—MVP5, better
—Finals MVP6, better

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

Arvydas Sabonis and Michael Jordan season by season
PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3.REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor.AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket.PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3.REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor.AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket.
1st1995-9614.58.1, better1.81984-8528.2, better6.55.9, better
2nd1996-9713.47.9, better2.11985-8622.7, better3.62.9, better
3rd1997-9816.010.0, better3.01986-8737.1, better5.24.6, better
4th1998-9912.17.9, better2.41987-8835.0, better5.55.9, better
5th1999-0011.87.81.81988-8932.5, better8.0, better8.0, better
6th2000-0110.15.41.51989-9033.6, better6.9, better6.3, better
7th2002-036.14.31.81990-9131.5, better6.0, better5.5, better
8th————1991-9230.16.46.1
9th————1992-9332.66.75.5
10th————1994-9526.96.95.3
11th————1995-9630.46.64.3
12th————1996-9729.65.94.3
13th————1997-9828.75.83.5
14th————2001-0222.95.75.2
15th————2002-0320.06.13.8

What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST